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DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION AND NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE

Event name:

Twelve Apostles Plunge

Date/time of event:

5 February 2023

Location:

Port Campbell Bay

Details:

PUBLIC NOTICE

DECLARATION OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXEMPTION

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Port Campbell Bay, makes the following declaration under section 203(3) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic).

For the purposes of boating activity conducted by Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club, persons and vessels involved in the 12 Apostles Plunge are exempt from the following requirements:

State Rules made under the Marine Act 1988

1. Clause 2(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of a person in the water

2. Clause 2(c) – must not exceed 5 knots within 50 metres of another vessel

3. Clause 4(a) – must not exceed 5 knots within 200 metres of the waters’ edge

Waterway Rules made under the Marine Safety Act 2010 / Marine Act 1988

4. Clause 152.2 of Schedule 152 - Port Campbell Bay subject to provisions of Clause 2 (speed limits & safety distances)

5. Clause 152.4 of Schedule 152 - Port Campbell Bay subject to provisions of Clause 4 (speed limits & safety distances)

Subject to the conditions detailed below:

· Masters of rescue vessels are only exempt from 1 to 5 when undertaking a rescue operation to retrieve persons in distress, provide for their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a place of safety.

· Occupants of vessels involved with the event must wear a personal flotation device at all times during the event and vessels must have all prescribed safety equipment, including rescue vessels.

· The exemptions apply from 11.00am to 2.00pm on Sunday 5 February 2023 within the exclusion zone waters at Port Campbell Bay extending 600 metres from the shoreline to approximate location 38°37.3781’S, 142°59.2380’E, as marked by flags on the shore and buoys in the water.

· The exemptions apply provided the stated safety controls and undertakings detailed in the application form and associated documentation are adhered to.

a/District Manager West Coast

Marine Safety Act 2010

Section 208(2)

NOTICE OF BOATING ACTIVITY EXCLUSION ZONE

Parks Victoria as the declared waterway manager for Port Campbell Bay hereby gives notice under section 208(2) of the Marine Safety Act 2010 (Vic) that all persons and vessels not registered to take part in the Port Campbell Surf Life Saving Club’s event, 12 Apostles Plunge, are prohibited from entering and remaining in the following waters.

Port Campbell Bay extending 600m from the shoreline to approximate location 38°37.3781’S, 142°59.2380’E, as marked by flags on the shore and buoys in the water.

The exclusion zone will be in effect from 11.00am to 1.00pm on Sunday 5^th February 2023.

a/District Manager West Coast

By order of Parks Victoria
Dated: 24/01/23